| no. | Name | original name | census 1995 | census 2006 | calculation 2013 | annual growth | area (km²) | population density (per km²) | name variants | capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | al-Buţnān | البطنان | 116 106 | 159 536 | 182 420 | 1.93 | 94 500 | 1.93 | ||
| 2 | al-Jabal al-Aẖd̨ar | الجبل الاخضر | 152 232 | 203 156 | 228 261 | 1.68 | 9 400 | 24.28 | ||
| 3 | al-Jabal al-Garbī | مزدة | 248 449 | 304 159 | 324 474 | 0.93 | 94 900 | 3.42 | ||
| 4 | al-Jifārah | الجفارة | 345 380 | 453 198 | 503 913 | 1.53 | 1 800 | 280.0 | ||
| 5 | al-Jufrah | الجفرة | 34 576 | 52 342 | 63 435 | 2.78 | 129 600 | 0.49 | ||
| 6 | al-Kufrah | الكفرة | 35 091 | 50 104 | 58 634 | 2.27 | 467 200 | 0.13 | ||
| 7 | al-Marj | المرج | 93 171 | 185 848 | 264 988 | 5.20 | 12 200 | 21.72 | ||
| 8 | al-Marqab | المرقب | 480 970 | 432 202 | 417 744 | -0.48 | 9 600 | 43.52 | ||
| 9 | al-Wāh̨āt | 130 361 | 177 047 | 201 031 | 1.83 | 218 400 | 0.92 | القاحات | ||
| 10 | an-Nuqāţ al-H̱ums | النقاط الخمس | 166 067 | 287 662 | 377 088 | 3.94 | 7 800 | 48.34 | ||
| 11 | az-Zāwiyah | الزاوية | 156 248 | 290 993 | 397 937 | 4.57 | 3 600 | 110.5 | ||
| 12 | Bangāzī | بنغازي | 586 018 | 670 797 | 686 458 | 0.33 | 15 500 | 44.29 | ||
| 13 | Darnah | درنة | 127 746 | 163 351 | 178 913 | 1.31 | 22 700 | 7.88 | ||
| 14 | Gāt | غات | 16 392 | 23 518 | 27 603 | 2.31 | 55 300 | 0.50 | ||
| 15 | Marzuq | مرزق | 52 368 | 78 621 | 94 803 | 2.71 | 287 500 | 0.33 | ||
| 16 | Mişrātah | مصراتة | 277 816 | 550 938 | 777 788 | 5.05 | 31 800 | 24.46 | ||
| 17 | Nālūt | نالوت | 74 863 | 93 224 | 100 504 | 1.08 | 71 400 | 1.41 | ||
| 18 | Sabh̨ā | سبها | 93 688 | 134 162 | 157 247 | 2.29 | 17 700 | 8.88 | ||
| 19 | Surt | سرت | 102 885 | 141 378 | 161 668 | 1.93 | 81 900 | 1.97 | ||
| 20 | Ţarābulus | 987 713 | 1 065 405 | 1 048 711 | -0.23 | 3 400 | 308.4 | ترابلس | ||
| 21 | Wādī al-H̨ayāt | وادي الحياة | 51 602 | 76 858 | 92 238 | 2.64 | 36 100 | 2.56 | ||
| 22 | Wādī aš-Šāţī | 59 997 | 78 532 | 87 234 | 1.51 | 103 200 | 0.85 | وادي الشاطي | ||
| Libya | 4 389 739 | 5 673 031 | 6 433 092 | 1.81 | 1 775 500 | 3.62 | Libia, Libye, Libyen |